Mafa
         n 1: a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad [syn:
               {Matakam}, {Mafa}]

English Dictionary: maybe	by the DICT Development Group
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Maffia n a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia Synonym(s): Mafia, Maffia, Cosa Nostra a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century Synonym(s): Mafia, Maffia, Sicilian Mafia any tightly knit group of trusted associates Synonym(s): mafia, maffia
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Mafia n a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia Synonym(s): Mafia, Maffia, Cosa Nostra a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century Synonym(s): Mafia, Maffia, Sicilian Mafia any tightly knit group of trusted associates Synonym(s): mafia, maffia
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map n a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it) (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function) Synonym(s): function, mathematical function, single-valued function, map, mapping v make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus" explore or survey for the purpose of making a map; "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist" locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes" plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future" Synonym(s): map, map out depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face" to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets) Synonym(s): map, represent
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mauve adj of a pale to moderate greyish violet color n a moderate purple
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maybe adv by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" Synonym(s): possibly, perchance, perhaps, maybe, mayhap, peradventure
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mayhap adv by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" Synonym(s): possibly, perchance, perhaps, maybe, mayhap, peradventure
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Mb n a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobits or 10^6 (1,000,000) bits Synonym(s): megabit, Mbit, Mb a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes Synonym(s): megabyte, M, MB a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes Synonym(s): megabyte, mebibyte, M, MB, MiB (a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine Synonym(s): Bachelor of Medicine, MB
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MBA n a master's degree in business [syn: Master in Business, Master in Business Administration, MBA]
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Mbeya n a city in southwestern Tanzania
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MF n 300 to 3000 kilohertz Synonym(s): medium frequency, MF
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MFA n a master's degree in fine arts [syn: Master of Fine Arts, MFA]
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MiB n a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes Synonym(s): megabyte, mebibyte, M, MB, MiB
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miff n a state of irritation or annoyance [syn: huff, miff, seeing red] v cause to be annoyed; "His behavior really miffed me"
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MMPI n a self-report personality inventory consisting of 550 items that describe feelings or actions which the person is asked to agree with or disagree with; many scales estimating traits and qualities of personality have been developed using MMPI items Synonym(s): Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, MMPI
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mob n a disorderly crowd of people Synonym(s): mob, rabble, rout a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities Synonym(s): syndicate, crime syndicate, mob, family an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" Synonym(s): gang, pack, ring, mob v press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" Synonym(s): throng, mob, pack, pile, jam
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Mohave n a member of the North American Indian people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona and Nevada and California Synonym(s): Mohave, Mojave a desert area in southern California and western Arizona Synonym(s): Mojave, Mojave Desert, Mohave, Mohave Desert the Yuman language spoken by the Mohave Synonym(s): Mohave, Mojave
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mop n cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors Synonym(s): swab, swob, mop v to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" Synonym(s): wipe up, mop up, mop make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted" Synonym(s): pout, mop, mow
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mope n someone who wastes time [syn: dallier, dillydallier, dilly-dallier, mope, lounger] v move around slowly and aimlessly [syn: mope, {mope around}] be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed Synonym(s): mope, moon around, moon about
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move n the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer" the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire" Synonym(s): move, relocation a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" Synonym(s): motion, movement, move, motility the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" Synonym(s): motion, movement, move (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game v change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" Synonym(s): travel, go, move, locomote Antonym(s): stay in place cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" Synonym(s): move, displace move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" Antonym(s): stand still change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another" Antonym(s): stay, stay put, stick, stick around follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" Synonym(s): go, proceed, move be in a state of action; "she is always moving" Synonym(s): be active, move Antonym(s): rest go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" Synonym(s): act, move Antonym(s): forbear, refrain have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" Synonym(s): affect, impress, move, strike give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" Synonym(s): motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all" dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers" progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" Synonym(s): move, go, run live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only" have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?" Synonym(s): move, go propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting Synonym(s): move, make a motion
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movie n a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" Synonym(s): movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick
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MP n a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners Synonym(s): military policeman, MP a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners Synonym(s): military police, MP
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mph n the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours) Synonym(s): miles per hour, mph a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel Synonym(s): miles per hour, mph
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muff n a warm tubular covering for the hands (sports) dropping the ball Synonym(s): fumble, muff v fail to catch, as of a ball make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" Synonym(s): botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up
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mV n a unit of potential equal to one thousandth of a volt [syn: millivolt, mV] a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol) Synonym(s): mendelevium, Md, Mv, atomic number 101
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MVP n the player judged to be the most important to the sport Synonym(s): most valuable player, MVP
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myope n a person with myopia; a nearsighted person
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myopia n (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred Synonym(s): myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness Antonym(s): farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness
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Cassava \Cas"sa*va\, n. [F. cassave, Sp. cazabe, fr. kasabi, in       the language of Hayti.]       1. (Bot.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus             {Manihot}, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible             starch; -- called also {manioc}.          Note: There are two species, bitter and sweet, from which the                cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies,                tropical America, and Africa. The bitter ({Manihot                utilissima}) is the more important; this has a                poisonous sap, but by grating, pressing, and baking the                root the poisonous qualities are removed. The sweet                ({M. Aipi}) is used as a table vegetable.          2. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the             cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca.
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Manioc \Ma"ni*oc\, n. [Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz.] (Bot.)       The tropical plants ({Manihot utilissima}, and {M. Aipi}),       from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava.       [Written also {mandioc}, {manihoc}, {manihot}.]
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Mabby \Mab"by\, n.       A spirituous liquor or drink distilled from potatoes; -- used       in the Barbadoes.
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Mahovo \Ma*ho"vo\, n. (Mach.)       A device for saving power in stopping and starting a railroad       car, by means of a heavy fly wheel.
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Map \Map\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Mapping}.]       To represent by a map; -- often with out; as, to survey and       map, or map out, a county. Hence, figuratively: To represent       or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan;       as, to map, or map out, a journey; to map out business.                   I am near to the place where they should meet, if                Pisanio have mapped it truly.                  --Shak.
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Map \Map\, n. [From F. mappe, in mappemonde map of the world,       fr. L. mappa napkin, signal cloth; -- a Punic word. Cf.       {Apron}, {Napkin}, {Nappe}.]       1. A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some             portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts             represented; -- usually on a flat surface. Also, such a             representation of the celestial sphere, or of some part of             it.          Note: There are five principal kinds of projection used in                making maps: the orthographic, the stereographic, the                globuar, the conical, and the cylindrical, or                Mercator's projection. See {Projection}.          2. Anything which represents graphically a succession of             events, states, or acts; as, an historical map.                         Thus is his cheek the map of days outworn. --Shak.          {Map lichen} (Bot.), a lichen ({Lecidea geographica}.)             growing on stones in curious maplike figures. --Dr. Prior.
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Mauve \Mauve\, n. [F., mallow, L. malva. So named from the       similarity of the color to that of the petals of common       mallow, Malva sylvestris. See {Mallow}.]       A color of a delicate purple, violet, or lilac.          {Mauve aniline} (Chem.), a dyestuff produced artificially by             the oxidation of commercial aniline, and the first             discovered of the so-called coal-tar, or aniline, dyes. It             consists of the sulphate of mauve[8b]ne, and is a dark             brown or bronze amorphous powder, which dissolves to a             beatiful purple color. Called also {aniline purple},             {violine}, etc.
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May \May\, v. [imp. {Might}] [AS. pres. m[91]g I am able, pret.       meahte, mihte; akin to D. mogen, G. m[94]gen, OHG. mugan,       magan, Icel. mega, Goth. magan, Russ. moche. [?]. Cf.       {Dismay}, {Main} strength, {Might}. The old imp. mought is       obsolete, except as a provincial word.]       An auxiliary verb qualifyng the meaning of another verb, by       expressing:       (a) Ability, competency, or possibility; -- now oftener             expressed by can.                         How may a man, said he, with idle speech, Be won to                      spoil the castle of his health !      --Spenser.                         For what he [the king] may do is of two kinds; what                      he may do as just, and what he may do as possible.                                                                               --Bacon.                         For of all sad words of tongue or pen The saddest                      are these: [bd]It might have been.[b8] --Whittier.       (b) Liberty; permission; allowance.                         Thou mayst be no longer steward.      --Luke xvi. 2.       (c) Contingency or liability; possibility or probability.                         Though what he learns he speaks, and may advance                      Some general maxims, or be right by chance. --Pope.       (d) Modesty, courtesy, or concession, or a desire to soften a             question or remark.                         How old may Phillis be, you ask.      --Prior.       (e) Desire or wish, as in prayer, imprecation, benediction,             and the like. [bd]May you live happily.[b8] --Dryden.          {May be}, [and] {It may be}, are used as equivalent to             possibly, perhaps, by chance, peradventure. See 1st             {Maybe}.
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Maybird \May"bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The whimbrel; -- called also {May fowl}, {May curlew},             and {May whaap}.       (b) The knot. [Southern U. S.]       (c) The bobolink.
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Whaap \Whaap\, n. [So called from one of its notes.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European curlew; -- called also {awp}, {whaup},             {great whaup}, and {stock whaup}.       (b) The whimbrel; -- called also {May whaup}, {little whaup},             and {tang whaup}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Maybe \May"be\, adv. [For it may be.]       Perhaps; possibly; peradventure.                   Maybe the amorous count solicits her.      --Shak.                   In a liberal and, maybe, somewhat reckless way.                                                                               --Tylor.
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Maybe \May"be\, a.       Possible; probable, but not sure. [R.]                   Then add those maybe years thou hast to live. --Driden.
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Maybe \May"be\, n.       Possibility; uncertainty. [R.]                   What they offer is mere maybe and shift. --Creech.
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Mayhap \May"hap\, adv.       Perhaps; peradventure. [Prov. or Dialectic]
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Meve \Meve\, v. t. & i.       To move. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Miff \Miff\, n. [Cf. Prov. G. muff sullenness, sulkiness, muffen       to be silky, muff[8b]g sullen, pouting.]       A petty falling out; a tiff; a quarrel; offense. --Fielding.
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Miff \Miff\, v. t.       To offend slightly. [Colloq.]
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Mob \Mob\, v. t.       To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl. [R.]
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Mob \Mob\, n. [See {Mobcap}.]       A mobcap. --Goldsmith.
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Mob \Mob\, n. [L. mobile vulgus, the movable common people. See       {Mobile}, n.]       1. The lower classes of a community; the populace, or the             lowest part of it.                         A cluster of mob were making themselves merry with                      their betters.                                    --Addison.          2. Hence: A throng; a rabble; esp., an unlawful or riotous             assembly; a disorderly crowd.                         The mob of gentlemen who wrote with ease. --Pope.                         Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every                      Athenian assembly would still have been a mob.                                                                               --Madison.                         Confused by brainless mobs.               --Tennyson.          {Mob law}, law administered by the mob; lynch law.          {Swell mob}, well dressed thieves and swindlers, regarded             collectively. [Slang] --Dickens.
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Mob \Mob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Mobbing}.]       To crowd about, as a mob, and attack or annoy; as, to mob a       house or a person.
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Moeve \Moeve\, v. t. & i.       To move. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Moff \Moff\, n.       A thin silk stuff made in Caucasia.
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Mop \Mop\, n. [See {Mope}.]       A made-up face; a grimace. [bd]What mops and mowes it       makes![b8] --Beau. & Fl.
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Mop \Mop\, n. [CF. W. mop, mopa, Ir. moipal, Gael. moibeal,       moibean; or OF. mappe a napkin (see {Map}, {Napkin}).]       1. An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a             piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn,             fastened to a handle.          2. A fair where servants are hired. [Prov. Eng.]          3. The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.             [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.          {Mop head}.             (a) The end of a mop, to which the thrums or rags are                   fastened.             (b) A clamp for holding the thrums or rags of a mop.                   [U.S.]
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Mop \Mop\, v. i.       To make a wry mouth. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Mop \Mop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mopped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Mopping}.]       To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; as, to mop a       floor; to mop one's face with a handkerchief.
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Mope \Mope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Moping}.] [Cf. D. moppen to pout, Prov. G. muffen to sulk.]       To be dull and spiritless. [bd]Moping melancholy.[b8]       --Milton.                   A sickly part of one true sense Could not so mope.                                                                               --Shak.
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Mope \Mope\, v. t.       To make spiritless and stupid. [Obs.]
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Mope \Mope\, n.       A dull, spiritless person. --Burton.
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Move \Move\, n.       1. The act of moving; a movement.          2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) The act of moving one of the             pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of             the game.          3. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the             execution of a plan or purpose.          {To make a move}.             (a) To take some action.             (b) To move a piece, as in a game.          {To be on the move}, to bustle or stir about. [Colloq.]
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Move \Move\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moved}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Moving}.] [OE. moven, OF. moveir, F. mouvoir, L. movere; cf.       Gr. [?] to change, exchange, go in or out, quit, Skr. m[c6]v,       p. p. m[umac]ta, to move, push. Cf. {Emotion}, {Mew} to molt,       {Mob}, {Mutable}, {Mutiny}.]       1. To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set             in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place             to another; to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a             vessel; the horse moves a carriage.          2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To transfer (a piece or man) from             one space or position to another, according to the rules             of the game; as, to move a king.
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Move \Move\, v. i.       1. To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner,             from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves             rapidly.                         The foundations also of the hills moved and were                      shaken, because he was wroth.            --Ps. xviii.                                                                               7.                         On the green bank I sat and listened long, . . . Nor                      till her lay was ended could I move.   --Dryden.          2. To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to             move in a matter.          3. To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town,             or state, to another.          4. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To change the place of a piece in             accordance with the rules of the game.
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Movie \Mov"ie\, n.       A moving picture or a moving picture show; -- commonly used       in pl. [Slang or Colloq.]
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Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the       common European species ({Sylvia cinerea}), called also       {strawsmear}, {nettlebird}, {muff}, and {whitecap}, the       garden whitethroat, or golden warbler ({S. hortensis}), and       the lesser whitethroat ({S. curruca}).
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Muff \Muff\ (m[ucr]f), n. [Cf. LG. muff, D. mof, G., Dan., & Sw.       muff, F. moufle mitten, LL. muffula, MHG. mouwe sleeve, D.       mouw, and E. muffle, v.]       1. A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by             women to shield the hands from cold.          2. (Mech.) A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as             a pipe.          3. (Glass Manuf.) A blown cylinder of glass which is             afterward flattened out to make a sheet.          4. [Perhaps a different word; cf. Prov. E. maffle to             slammer.] A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person.             [Colloq.] [bd]A muff of a curate.[b8] --Thackeray.          5. [See 4.] (Baseball) A failure to hold a ball when once in             the hands.          6. (Zo[94]l.) The whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]
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Muff \Muff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Muffing}.]       To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball,       in catching it.
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Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the       common European species ({Sylvia cinerea}), called also       {strawsmear}, {nettlebird}, {muff}, and {whitecap}, the       garden whitethroat, or golden warbler ({S. hortensis}), and       the lesser whitethroat ({S. curruca}).
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Muff \Muff\ (m[ucr]f), n. [Cf. LG. muff, D. mof, G., Dan., & Sw.       muff, F. moufle mitten, LL. muffula, MHG. mouwe sleeve, D.       mouw, and E. muffle, v.]       1. A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by             women to shield the hands from cold.          2. (Mech.) A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as             a pipe.          3. (Glass Manuf.) A blown cylinder of glass which is             afterward flattened out to make a sheet.          4. [Perhaps a different word; cf. Prov. E. maffle to             slammer.] A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person.             [Colloq.] [bd]A muff of a curate.[b8] --Thackeray.          5. [See 4.] (Baseball) A failure to hold a ball when once in             the hands.          6. (Zo[94]l.) The whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muff \Muff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Muffing}.]       To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball,       in catching it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Myope \My"ope\, n. [F., fr. Gr. [?], [?]; [?] to close, shut the       eyes + [?], [?], the eye.]       A person having myopy; a myops.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Myopia \My*o"pi*a\, n. [NL. See {Myope}.] (Med.)       Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye in       which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus       before they reach the retina, and hence form an indistinct       image; while the rays from very near objects are normally       converged so as to produce a distinct image. It is corrected       by the use of a concave lens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Myopy \My"o*py\, n. [F. myopie.] (Med.)       Myopia.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mabie, WV       Zip code(s): 26278
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mahaffey, PA (borough, FIPS 46568)       Location: 40.87522 N, 78.72812 W       Population (1990): 341 (145 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Maybee, MI (village, FIPS 52440)       Location: 42.00576 N, 83.51608 W       Population (1990): 500 (162 housing units)       Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 48159
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mayview, MO (city, FIPS 46964)       Location: 39.05258 N, 93.83386 W       Population (1990): 279 (100 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 64071
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Moab, UT (city, FIPS 50700)       Location: 38.57253 N, 109.54710 W       Population (1990): 3971 (1761 housing units)       Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 84532
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
MMF //   [Usenet; common] Abbreviation: "Make Money Fast".    Refers to any kind of scheme which promises participants large    profits with little or no risk or effort.   Typically, it is a some    kind of multi-level marketing operation which involves recruiting    more members, or an illegal pyramid scam.   The term is also used to    refer to any kind of spam which promotes this. For more information,    see the Make Money Fast Myth Page    (http://www.stopspam.org/usenet/mmf/).
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
mobo /moh'bo/   Written and (rarely) spoken contraction of    "motherboard"
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
moby /moh'bee/   [MIT: seems to have been in use among model    railroad fans years ago.   Derived from Melville's "Moby Dick" (some    say from `Moby Pickle'). Now common.] 1. adj.   Large, immense,    complex, impressive.   "A Saturn V rocket is a truly moby frob."    "Some MIT undergrads pulled off a moby hack at the Harvard-Yale    game."   (See {Appendix A} for discussion.)   2. n. obs. The maximum    address space of a machine (see below).   For a 680[234]0 or VAX or    most modern 32-bit architectures, it is 4,294,967,296 8-bit bytes (4    gigabytes).   3. A title of address (never of third-person    reference), usually used to show admiration, respect, and/or    friendliness to a competent hacker.   "Greetings, moby Dave.   How's    that address-book thing for the Mac going?"   4. adj. In backgammon,    doubles on the dice, as in `moby sixes', `moby ones', etc.   Compare    this with {bignum} (sense 3): double sixes are both bignums and moby    sixes, but moby ones are not bignums (the use of `moby' to describe    double ones is sarcastic).   Standard emphatic forms: `Moby foo',    `moby win', `moby loss'.   `Foby moo': a spoonerism due to Richard    Greenblatt.   5. The largest available unit of something which is    available in discrete increments.   Thus, ordering a "moby Coke" at    the local fast-food joint is not just a request for a large Coke,    it's an explicit request for the largest size they sell.          This term entered hackerdom with the Fabritek 256K memory added to    the MIT AI PDP-6 machine, which was considered unimaginably huge    when it was installed in the 1960s (at a time when a more typical    memory size for a timesharing system was 72 kilobytes).   Thus, a    moby is classically 256K 36-bit words, the size of a PDP-6 or PDP-10    moby.   Back when address registers were narrow the term was more    generally useful, because when a computer had virtual memory    mapping, it might actually have more physical memory attached to it    than any one program could access directly.   One could then say    "This computer has 6 mobies" meaning that the ratio of physical    memory to address space is 6, without having to say specifically how    much memory there actually is.   That in turn implied that the    computer could timeshare six `full-sized' programs without having to    swap programs between memory and disk.          Nowadays the low cost of processor logic means that address spaces    are usually larger than the most physical memory you can cram onto    a machine, so most systems have much _less_ than one theoretical    `native' moby of {core}.   Also, more modern memory-management    techniques (esp. paging) make the `moby count' less significant.    However, there is one series of widely-used chips for which the term    could stand to be revived -- the Intel 8088 and 80286 with their    incredibly {brain-damaged} segmented-memory designs.   On these, a    `moby' would be the 1-megabyte address span of a segment/offset pair    (by coincidence, a PDP-10 moby was exactly 1 megabyte of 9-bit    bytes).
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Moof /moof/   [Macintosh users] 1. n. The call of a    semi-legendary creature, properly called the {dogcow}.   (Some    previous versions of this entry claimed, incorrectly, that Moof was    the name of the _creature_.) 2. adj. Used to flag software that's a    hack, something untested and on the edge.   On one Apple CD-ROM,    certain folders such as "Tools & Apps (Moof!)" and "Development    Platforms (Moof!)", are so marked to indicate that they contain    software not fully tested or sanctioned by the powers that be.   When    you open these folders you cross the boundary into hackerland.   3.    v. On the Microsoft Network, the term `moof' has gained popularity    as a verb meaning `to be suddenly disconnected by the system'.   One    might say "I got moofed".
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MAP          1. {Manufacturing Automation Protocol}.          2. {Mathematical Analysis without Programming}.          (1996-12-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
map          1. {function}.          2. In {functional programming}, the most common       {higher-order function} over lists.   Map applies its first       argument to each element of its second argument (a list) and       returns the list of results.          map :: (a -> b) -> [a] -> [b]       map f []      = []       map f (x:xs) = f x : map f xs          This can be generalised to types other than lists.          (1997-11-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MAP          1. {Manufacturing Automation Protocol}.          2. {Mathematical Analysis without Programming}.          (1996-12-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
map          1. {function}.          2. In {functional programming}, the most common       {higher-order function} over lists.   Map applies its first       argument to each element of its second argument (a list) and       returns the list of results.          map :: (a -> b) -> [a] -> [b]       map f []      = []       map f (x:xs) = f x : map f xs          This can be generalised to types other than lists.          (1997-11-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MAPI          {Messaging Application Programming Interface}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MB          (Or "Mb") {megabytes} or {megabits}.   When referring to       the size or data transfer rate of a storage device which is       accessed in multiples of eight bits (e.g. {RAM}, {hard disk})       this almost certainly means megabytes, but when referring to       the data transfer rate of a communications system it probably       means {megabits}.   Some years ago, it is claimed, "MB" always       meant megabytes and "Mb" meant megabits but recently this       useful distinction has been lost.          (1996-09-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MFE          {maximal free expression}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MIB          {Management Information Base}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MIF          {Maker Interchange Format}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
mmap          The {Unix} {system call} which establishes a mapping between a       range of addresses in a user process's address space and a       portion of some "memory object" (typically a file, one of the       special "devices" /dev/mem or /dev/kmem or some       {memory-mapped} peripheral).   This allows the process to       access a file at random byte offsets without using the seek       {system call} or to access physical addresses or {kernel}'s       {virtual address} space.   It can also be used as an       alternative to writing a {device driver} since it is usually       simpler to code and faster to use.          (1995-02-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MNP          {Microcom Networking Protocol}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
mobo          {motherboard}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
moby          /moh'bee/ (From {MIT}, seems to have been in use       among model railroad fans years ago.   Derived from Melville's       "Moby Dick", some say from "Moby Pickle") 1. Large, immense,       complex, impressive.   "A Saturn V rocket is a truly moby       frob."   "Some MIT undergrads pulled off a moby hack at the       Harvard-Yale game."          2. (Obsolete) The maximum {address space} of a computer (see       below).   For a 680[234]0 or {VAX} or most modern 32-bit       architectures, it is 4,294,967,296 8-bit bytes (four       {gigabytes}).          3. A title of address (never of third-person reference),       usually used to show admiration, respect, and/or friendliness       to a competent hacker.   "Greetings, moby Dave.   How's that       address-book thing for the Mac going?"          4. In backgammon, doubles on the dice, as in "moby sixes",       "moby ones", etc.   Compare this with {bignum}: double sixes       are both bignums and moby sixes, but moby ones are not bignums       (the use of "moby" to describe double ones is sarcastic).          5. The largest available unit of something which is available       in discrete increments.   Thus a "moby Coke" is not just large,       it's the largest size on sale.          This term entered hackerdom with the Fabritek 256K memory       added to the MIT AI PDP-6 machine, which was considered       unimaginably huge when it was installed in the 1960s (at a       time when a more typical memory size for a {time-sharing}       system was 72 kilobytes).   Thus, a moby is classically 256K       36-bit words, the size of a PDP-6 or PDP-10 moby.   Back when       {address registers} were narrow the term was more generally       useful, because when a computer had {virtual memory} mapping,       it might actually have more physical memory attached to it       than any one program could access directly.   One could then       say "This computer has six mobies" meaning that the ratio of       physical memory to address space is six, without having to say       specifically how much memory there actually is.   That in turn       implied that the computer could timeshare six "full-sized"       programs without having to swap programs between memory and       disk.          Nowadays the low cost of processor logic means that address       spaces are usually larger than the most physical memory you       can cram onto a machine, so most systems have much *less* than       one theoretical "native" moby of {core}.   Also, more modern       memory-management techniques (especially paging) make the       "moby count" less significant.   However, there is one series       of widely-used chips for which the term could stand to be       revived --- the Intel 8088 and 80286 with their incredibly       {brain-damaged} segmented-memory designs.   On these, a "moby"       would be the 1-megabyte address span of a segment/offset pair       (by coincidence, a PDP-10 moby was exactly one megabyte of       nine-bit bytes).          [{Jargon File}]          (1997-10-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Moof          /moof/ [MAC users] 1.   A semi-legendary creature, also called       the "dogcow", that lurks in the depths of the {Macintosh}       Technical Notes {Hypercard} stack V3.1; specifically, the full       story of the dogcow is told in technical note #31 (the       particular Moof illustrated is properly named "Clarus").       Option-shift-click will cause it to emit a characteristic       "Moof!" or "!fooM" sound.   *Getting* to tech note 31 is the       hard part; to discover how to do that, one must needs examine       the stack script with a hackerly eye.   Clue: {rot13} is       involved.   A dogcow also appears if you choose "Page Setup..."       with a LaserWriter selected and click on the "Options" button.          2. Used to flag software that's a hack, something untested and       on the edge.   On one {Apple Computer} {CD-ROM}, certain {folder}s such       as "Tools & Apps (Moof!)" and "Development Platforms (Moof!)",       are so marked to indicate that they contain software not fully       tested or sanctioned by the powers that be.   When you open       these folders you cross the boundary into hackerland.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
mp          The {country code} for the Northern Mariana       Islands.          (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MP1          {MPEG-1 audio layer 1}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MP-1          {Assembly language} for the {MasPar} computer.          (1994-12-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MP1          {MPEG-1 audio layer 1}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MP-1          {Assembly language} for the {MasPar} computer.          (1994-12-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MP2          {MPEG-1 audio layer 2}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MP3          {MPEG-1 audio layer 3}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MPI          {Message Passing Interface}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MPP          {Multiple Parallel Processing}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MPPE          {Microsoft Point to Point Encryption}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MPV          An extension of the {VRTX} {real-time} {operating system} to       support {multi-processing}.          (1994-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
muFP          A {functional language} for hardware design, a predecessor of       {Ruby}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MUP          {Multiple Universal naming convention Provider}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
mv          The {country code} for Maldives.          (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MYOB          mind your own business.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Moab       the seed of the father, or, according to others, the desirable       land, the eldest son of Lot (Gen. 19:37), of incestuous birth.                (2.) Used to denote the people of Moab (Num. 22:3-14; Judg.       3:30; 2 Sam. 8:2; Jer. 48:11, 13).                (3.) The land of Moab (Jer. 48:24), called also the "country       of Moab" (Ruth 1:2, 6; 2:6), on the east of Jordan and the Dead       Sea, and south of the Arnon (Num. 21:13, 26). In a wider sense       it included the whole region that had been occupied by the       Amorites. It bears the modern name of Kerak.                In the Plains of Moab, opposite Jericho (Num. 22:1; 26:63;       Josh. 13:32), the children of Israel had their last encampment       before they entered the land of Canaan. It was at that time in       the possession of the Amorites (Num. 21:22). "Moses went up from       the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of       Pisgah," and "died there in the land of Moab, according to the       word of the Lord" (Deut. 34:5, 6). "Surely if we had nothing       else to interest us in the land of Moab, the fact that it was       from the top of Pisgah, its noblest height, this mightiest of       the prophets looked out with eye undimmed upon the Promised       Land; that it was here on Nebo, its loftiest mountain, that he       died his solitary death; that it was here, in the valley over       against Beth-peor, he found his mysterious sepulchre, we have       enough to enshrine the memory in our hearts."
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Moab, of his father